Katharyn Howd Machan’s poem‚ “Hazel Tells Laverne”‚ humorously ridicules fairytales. The narrator‚ Hazel‚ recounts the night of her encounter with a talking frog when cleaning the Howard Johnson’s Hotel’s bathroom. The frog bargains that a kiss to his nose can turn Hazel into a princess. Hazel reacts to the offer by repeating “me a princess” throughout the poem to emphasize how ridiculous and unrealistic she finds the idea to be. Besides‚ frogs don’t talk. Hazel blatantly declines‚ and flushes the
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In the introduction to “Doing Race”‚ Hazel Markus and Paula Moya put forth the idea that race is not something that we are born with as an immutable part our individual beings‚ but rather it is the result of a process that we are all accustomed to without even being aware of it. The authors identify this process as “Doing race.” Doing race says that humans created‚ and perpetuate‚ the concept of race with social interactions and institutional policies. Every human is guilty of doing race‚ even if
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"The Fault in Our Stars" novel truly has a tragedy‚ meaning along with what life has ahead for us. The stars are a symbol for happiness‚ love‚ that perfect fairytale ending which most stories fill our minds with. While Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters face a fault in their stars. There fault is one that could never be fixed. They both are losing a battle that they fight everyday‚ the cancer is their fault in the many stars that a galaxy contains. They both end up having a small infinity but not with
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Both poems “Hazel tells LaVerne” by Katharyn Hown Machan and “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning uses unique ways to reveal the speakers. The speakers of each poem reveal something about themselves as they try to narrate a story. The speaker of the “Hazel tells LaVerne” story repeats the line “me a princess‚” indicating that her bluster is just a front for her dreams. The word choice and humorous tone of Machan’s story also reveal much about Hazel’s personality and position. The ways she uses
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communities‚ and with those communities comes a different type of government. All three of these governments vary from each other‚ in how they are set up and how they are ran. Each of the governments in the novel are run by different rabbits‚ Hazel‚ Cowslip‚ and Woundwort. Adams describes each one of these governments with hints about their leaders and their actions. Throughout this novel‚ the three types of governments that Adams referred to are: Socialist‚ Dictatorship‚ and Democracy. First‚ the Socialist
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protagonists and even the antagonists of the story to get a sense of the different qualities that leaders posses. Hazel‚ our protagonist‚ guided the rabbits with his cunning wit and bold intellect. Bigwig‚ who can also be considered as a protagonist‚ was Hazel’s right hand man who took Hazel’s ideas and forced them into action. However‚ we must switch our thoughts to General Woundwort and Cowlip who had thriving communities until their flaws were found out. What did some rabbit leaders do to achieve
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their warren in search of a new home not only because they believe Fiver when he tells them that something bad will happen to the warren‚ but also because the think they can make a better home somewhere else (Adams 24). The very moment that Hazel and the other rabbits encounter Cowslip ’s warren‚ they realize there is something unnatural about the rabbits. They have no fear of other things‚ appeared detached and bored‚ unusually groomed‚ and gave off a particular scent. Also‚ not one particular
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time because General Woundwort and some of his Owsla rabbits had come for revenge. General Woundwort was from the Erfrafa warren where Hazel had taken the does. General Woundwort was not happy at all; he wanted to have all the does returned‚ along with Big Wig who tricked them‚ and Blackavar who escaped with the does. "The Story of Rowsby Woof and the Fairy Wogdog" reminded Hazel that they also had a dog‚ at Nuthanger Farm‚ nearby that they could trick to benefit them. Hazel‚ Dandelion‚ and Blackberry
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Not Your Typical Superhero Story Spiderman‚ Batman‚ Superman‚ Wonder Woman‚ Cat Woman; when you hear the word hero or heroine that is who you think of. The most famous heroes of all time‚ as well as the not so famous heroes such as Hazel‚ fit the archetype of a hero; they are all courageous‚ resourceful‚ and strong-willed. Most people don’t notice that almost all action/adventure movies and novels are the same. All of their stories fit the archetypal pattern of a heroic quest. A heroic quest consists
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In Watership Down‚ a group of rabbits consisting of ‚Hazel‚ Fiver‚ and their companions travel away in the search of a new warren. On their journey‚ Hazel and the rabbits he brought went through many troubles including‚ crossing a river and Cowslip’s warren‚ a warren that was surrounded by snares‚ until they reach the down. Though they had found their home they wouldn’t keep it for long if they didn’t find does. Kehaar‚ a gull they found at the down‚ told them how to find does. They traveled to
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